linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] sctp: fully initialize the IPv6 address in sctp_v6_to

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Date:   Tue, 15 Aug 2017 13:31:41 -0300
From:   Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@...il.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com, glider@...gle.com,
        dvyukov@...gle.com, kcc@...gle.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        lucien.xin@...il.com, vyasevich@...il.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sctp: fully initialize the IPv6 address in
 sctp_v6_to_addr()

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 08:37:49AM -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-08-15 at 12:05 -0300, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner wrote:
> 
> > Ok, but I should see a difference in the generated code, right?
> 
> Depends on the compiler. Have you tried older versions ?
> 

This was with gcc 6.4.1, fc25 standard. Only tested with it and didn't
check clang either.

> One argument is that following struct member definition eases code
> review.
> 
> (It is easier to catch a field init is missing)

And a good one, yes.

Thanks,
Marcelo